Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War York
- King Richard III and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Treasurer's House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward II and York
- Teaching the Poor